This week we pay tribute to those we have lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual show format in order to bring your this special episode in memorium.
1) (Christmas Ain’t Christmas) Without the Ones You Love – O’Jays – Tom Bell (TSOP Arranger) 1943-2022
2) Insomnia Last Christmas - Faithless & Calippo Vs Wham – Maxi Jazz (DJ) 1957-2022
3) Merry Christmas Baby – Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson 1939-2022
4) Snow Falls Softly at Night – Mackfive - Mack Goldsbury (Sax) 1946-2022
This week we pay tribute to those we have lost over the past year. We have dispensed with our usual show format in order to bring your this special episode in memorium.
1) (Christmas Ain’t Christmas) Without the Ones You Love – O’Jays – Tom Bell (TSOP Arranger) 1943-2022
2) Insomnia Last Christmas - Faithless & Calippo Vs Wham – Maxi Jazz (DJ) 1957-2022
3) Merry Christmas Baby – Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson 1939-2022
4) Snow Falls Softly at Night – Mackfive - Mack Goldsbury (Sax) 1946-2022
5) Jesus Christ Was An Only Child – Modest Mouse - Jeremiah Green (drums/percussion) 1977-2022
6) Christmas In New York – Pointer Sisters - Anita Pointer 1948-2022
7) The 12 Days of Christmas (sort of) – Donny Osmond / Adam Rich 1968-2023
8) A Magic Christmas – Blue Magic - Keith Beaton (vox) 1950-2023
9) Amazing Grace – Jeff Beck 1944-2023
10) Silent Night - Lisa Marie Presley 1968-2023
11) X’mas Day In The Next Life - Yukihiro Takahashi 1952-2023
12) Silent Night – Stephen Stills/Graham Nash/David Crosby 1941-2023
13) Christmas Cracker – Top Topham - Anthony Topham (gtr) 1947-2023
14) Magic Christmas – Michael Dyke - Dean Daughtry (kb) 1946-2023
15) Holidays with the Adams Family – John Astin/Yvonne de Carlo/Jackie Coogan/Ken Weatherwax/Lisa Loring (Wednesday Addams) 1958-2023
16) The Christmas Song – The Temptations/Smokey Robinson - Barret Strong (producer) 1941-2023
17) Christmas with Laverne & Shirley – Penny Marshall/Cindy Williams 1947-2023
18) Good Swing Wenceslas – Count Basie Orchestra - Butch Miles (drums) 1944-2022
19) A Christmas Story – The Battle of the Lamp – Darren McGavin/Melinda Dillon 1939-2022
20) The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle – Burt Bacharach 1928-2023
21) Adeste Fidelis – Tuba Christmas - Roger Bobo (tuba) 1938-2023
22) Millie Pulled A Piston On Santa – De La Soul - Trugoy the Dove (David Jolicoeur – Rapper) 1968-2023
23) The 24 Days of Christmas - "Bolivia" – Rachel Welch 1940-2023
24) Children’s Christmas Carol - Stella Stevens 1938-2023
25) Give All the Children Christmas - Chuck Jackson 1937-2023
26) Go Santa Go - Al Bonaguidi/Tom Whitlock 1954-2023
27) River – Rober Downey Jr. - Jeff Young (piano) 1955-2023
28) Blue Xmas (to whom it may concern) Miles Davis - Wayne Shorter (sax) 1933-2023
29) Moonlight, Mistletoe & You – Keb Mo - Steve Mackey (bass) 1966-2023
30) Silver Bells – John Prine - David Lindley (gtr) 1944-2023
31) Hard Candy Christmas – Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood - Michael Rhodes (bass) 1953-2023
32) Christmas Time Again – Lynard Skynard - Gary Rossington (gtr) 1951-2023
33) I Want the Batman for Christmas - Robert Haimer 1954-2023
34) The Joy of Christmas - Lauren Caldwell/Bobby Caldwell 1951-2023
35) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Ryiuichi Sakamoto 1952-2023
36) Winter Snow - Ahmad Jamal 1930-2023
37) Happy Holidays – Manhattan Transfer - Ralph Humphrey (drums) 1944-2023
38) Christmas Is The Spookyest Time Of All – Dame Edna - Barry Humphries 1934-2023
39) Dear Santa (final thought) - Jerry Springer 1944-2023
40) A Christmas Scherzo – Film Scor Orchestra (Constantino Martínez-Orts – conductor) - Don Sebesky (arranger) 1937-2023
41) Song For A Winter’s Night - Gordon Lightfoot 1938-2023
42) Christmastime in America - Doug Maxwell/James Lewis (vox) 1960-2023
43) Merry Christmas Baby – Ike & Tina Turner 1939-2023
44) Christmas Time Is Here – Commadores - Sheldon Reynolds (composer) 1959-2023
46) Christmas Vacation – Mavis Staples - Cynthia Weil (lyricist) 1940-2023
47) Thanksgiving – George Winston 1949-2023
48) Commander Tom Christmas Show - Tom Jolls 1933-2023
49) Family & Holidays - Pat Cooper 1929-2023
50) A Christmas Story - Pat Robertson 1930-2023
51) Gonna Eat For Christmas – Rosie O’Donnell/Gloria Estefan - Olbin Burgos (drums) 1974-2023
52) Countdown to Christmas - Sharon Lawrence/Treat Williams 1951-2023
54) Bag’s Christmas Ding Dong – Georgina Hale/John Hasler/Glenda Jackson 1936-2023
55) Merry Christmas Bells (aka Seasonal Pleasures) - Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick 1924-2023
56) 21st Century Christmas – Cliff Richard - Mo Foster (bass) 1944-2023
57) Christmasland - Tony Bennett 1926-2023
58) Kidnap the Sandy Claws – Danny Elfman/Catherine O’hara/Paul Reubens 1952-2023
59) Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band - Robbie Robertson (gtr/vox) 1943-2023
60) I Thank You For Your Love - Sandy Bainum – Tom Jones (composer) 1928-2023
61) The First Snowfall – Carpenters – Jerry Moss (A&M Records founder) 1935-2023
62) We Three Kings - David Benoit – Bob Feldman (bass) 1940-2023
63) Christmas 1974 - The Circuit Symphony - Bernie Marsden (vox) 1951-2023
64) Santa Stole Thanksgiving – Jimmy Buffet 1946-2023
65) Snoopy’s Christmas – Smash Mouth - Steve Harwell (vox) 1967-2023
66) I Love Christmas – The Earls - Larry Chance (vox) 1940-2023
67) A Child is Born - Thad Jones/Mel Lewis – Richard Davis (bass) 1930-2023
68) O Holy Night - Mylon LeFerve 1944-2023
69) Home For The Holidays – The Association - Terry Kirkman (vox) 1939-2023
70) NCIS – A Christmas Miracle for Ducky – Brian Deitzen/Mark Harmon/Sean Murray/Michael Weatherly/David MCallum 1933-2023
71) Blue Christmas – Buck Trent 1938-2023
72) Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Barry Manilow/Suzzane Sommers 1946-2023
73) Away In A Manger – Carla Bley 1936-2023
74) Christmas Love - Dwight Twilley 1951-2023
75) All I Want For Christmas, Dear Is You - Steve Riley 1956-2023
76) Christmas Tyme Is The Perfect Time For Love – Kool & The Gang - George Brown (drums) 1949-2023
77) Christmas Is Being With You - written by Joanna Pascale /Melissa Gilstrap/Larry McKenna 1937-2023
78) Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses - Mars Williams (sax) 1955-2023
79) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love - Fanita James (backing vox) 1938-2023
80) Fudge Family Christmas - Sid & Marty Krofft 1937-2023
81) Fairytale of New York – The Pogues – Shane MacGowen 1957-2023
82) Ring The Bells, It's Christmas Time - Myles Goodwyn 1948-2023
83) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day – Denny Laine – 1944-2023
84) Archie Bunker's Place - Christmas Eve Dinner – Carrol O’Connor/Denise Miller/Danielle Brisbois/Richar McKenzie – Norman Lear (show creator) 1922-2023
85) The Man With All The Toys – Brian Wilson - Jeffrey Foskett (gtr/vox) 1956-2023
86) Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Holiday gifts – Adam Samberg/Melissa Fumero/Andre Braugher 1962-2023
87) Mission Bell – Tiny Tim – Colin Burgess (drums) 1946-2023
88) I Believe in You – Sinéad O’Connor 1966-2023
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